Kindergarten Newsletter

May 24, 2024

Religion

We want your child to be reminded, how God wants all people to come to faith in Jesus and to be saved.  He makes us His children as the Holy Spirit works faith in us through His Word and in Baptism.  In our story, Lydia was happy to hear Paul share God’s Word, was baptized, and welcomed Paul into her home.  Sometimes, your child may be less than excited to go to church and hear God’s Word or go to Sunday School or other church get-togethers with other Christians.  As you approach these events, talk about how you’re looking forward to going.  For example, talk about how you enjoy a certain Bible story and are learning so much about Jesus, talk about the beautiful music you want to hear, or other special events.  It is a special time to get together with other believers as God comes to us in His Word and Sacraments.  Just like Lydia, God opens our hearts to understand the Scriptures too, and we, in turn, can share God’s Word with others.  The gracious kindness of our loving God grows in our hearts too, so that we also can show gracious kindness to others and enjoy the fellowship of other believers. 

Zoo Trip

I think the highlight of the day was getting wet on the way back to school.   We enjoyed a critter class where we learned about Cheese the lizard, Lenny the chinchilla, Bubbles the Asian forest scorpion, and Harley the prehensile skink.  Thank you to all the wonderful chaperones, you made this day so easy. 

Annual Field Day Event

What an amazing day!  The cooler morning temps could not put a damper on our fun.  A big shout out to Mrs. Mang and Mrs. Lippold for heading up this great day.  We went to 9 different stations, took a class picture, created a custom-made picture frame, and even had an Icee for snack.  Thank you to all those who helped make the huge undertaking an enormous success. 

What Have We Learned

Literacy – Little Red and the Very Hungry Lion. This book is hilarious and takes the lion by complete surprise.  What were some of the tricks that Little Red did to outsmart that nasty lion?   

Centers – We wrapped up the centers from last week.

Phonics – Long vowel sounds

Writing – Look for the animal research project in packs this week.

Language –On the first day of school we read a story entitled Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten. It is only fitting that we end with Miss Bindergarten Celebrates the Last Day of Kindergarten. 

Math – We used base ten manipulatives to explore numbers 20-100. 

Summer Homework - I pray that you all have a wonderful summer.  Did you know that the best influence for reading success is reading to and with your child?  Even as our children embark on their own reading adventures, take time to snuggle up together and read. Reading yourself is an excellent role model for your child to mirror. 

Summer Art – If you’re looking for a great drawing website, open up YouTube and search “Art Hub for Kids”.  This man is amazing and he draws with his own children. You will find a rather extensive listing of options with varying levels of difficulty.  

2023-2024 Theme - Connected in Christ “I am the vine, and you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me, you can do nothing.”  John 15:1-5